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scouting expeditions than TINS same man,
James O. Shea As for the President 5
sheer that he was found guilty of desertion,
and that the records of the War Depart
ment showed that fact, somebody must have
strongly misinformcd the executive. As
sistant Adiutant- General Ward states that
O'Shea was found "not guilty. As for
his wounds the Presidents statement that
his military record shows no disability is
evidently Intentionally misleading. The
records of the surgeon generals office show
that he was more than once in the hospital.
1t is true that no mention is made ola disa-
bility, but to any mind not charged with a
desire to thwart the intention of Congress
upon petty pretext it would occur that
O'Shea was not sent to the hospital for fun.
THE CASE OF j. d. HAwoRTH.
President Cleveland vetoed this bill on
the ground that he was satisfied that
Haworth's disabilities had their origin in
causes existing prior to his enlistment. His
information. as usual, came from the pen
sion office. which had once rejected the APP
pication. Now, what are the faCtsY Ha-
worth served with the army until 1863,
when he was discharged for sore eyes.
There is not the slightest cloud upon his hos
pital record. Today, he is old, poor and
blind. The government accepted him as
perfectly sound man at the outbreak of the
war. There is not the slightest doubt but
that his blindness is the result of service per
formed in the defence of the Union. Charl-
ton Post No. 143, G.. A. r., of Richmond,
Ia. upon learning that the President had
vetoed this bill passed the following pream-
BILE and resolutions, June Il, 1886:
Whereas bill pensioning James d. IIa-
worth has passed both branches of Con
rcss; and t..,
Whereas Grover Cleveland, president of
the United States, has vetoed the same
thus depriving a worthy, honored and de
serving ex-soldier aud comrade of the bene-
fit of the action of the aid Congress which
is his Just dues, and
Whereas we as citizens and comrades
have known said comrade, James d. Ha-
worth, intimately and well, some of us from
a time dating before the late var and be-
lieving that \ great injustice has been done
our comrade, leaving a stigma upon his
character, that of perjury. Therefore be it,
Resolved, That we earnestly condemn the
action of the president in said veto, and be
licve that he was not properly informed in
the case; that we ask and earnestly insist
that the United States Senate andHouse of
Representatives, and each member thereof
use their best endeavors to pass the same
over the veto of the present, that justice
may be done to our comrade, neghbor and
friend, who served in the army for three |
years.
Resolved, That Comrade James d. Ha- |
worth has our permission to furnish the
Senate Committee and the House Committee
on Pensions, also such members of Congress, |
a copy of these resolutions at his pleasure
Unanimously adopted by Charlton Post |
No. l43, June ID, 1886.
$. f. JOHNSON Commander
LEWIS HORTON, Adiutant.
This sweeping condemnation of president
Cleveland had no impression upon his sub |
iequent actions. for the record shows that |
1t only induced him to turn the crank of his |
veto machine with more than his usual Wig |
or. The Haworth case is another illustra-
ton of Grover Cleveland's antagonism to |
the men who fought and who did not send |
substitutes to the front.
THE CASE OF ALFRED DENNY.
The president thought that he was doing
A very smart thing when he returned the |
bill granting pension to Alfred Denny. !
In the course Of his message to Congress he |
uses the following remarkable and hippant |
language: "rhe number of instances in |
which those Of our soldiers who rode horses
during the war were injured by being |
thrown forward upon their saddles, ndi- |
Gates that these saddles were very danger
Gus contrivances. ! am satisfied that there |
is not particle of merit in this claim and |
no facts are presented to me which entitle it |
to charitable consideration The interest |
ing question presents itself in this case as to
what kind of evidence the president desires |
TO satisfy him that there is merit in a case |
and that it is entitled to charitable consii- |
GRAFTON. The testimony of the physicians |
who have examined him. and the evidence |
Of the origin OF the injury was to the effect |
that he was ruptured most severely while |
IN the line OF duty-So much so as to entire |
ly ncapacitate him from manual labor |
Inc Senate committee on pensions. in max
ing report upon this case, say: 1.-THE |
sneer in the veto at the wounds received by |
SO many of our gallant cavalry during the
long rides and furious charges during the
war, indicates state of mind that incapac-
ltates, at least temporarily, an official for
considering impartially pension claim. 1t |
would he well if the horns of public indig-
nation could be so applied that our soldiers
could get simple justice III these times of
peace.
THE CASE OF MRS. MARGARET d. MAR
CHAND.
This is "A most remarkable instance of the
presidents unwllingnesS to recognize the
services Of one Of the most noted and val
liant of American naval officers during the
war of the rebellion, The applicant is the wi
dow ofthe late Commodore harchand She
desired to have her pension increased from
$50 to $50 per month and Congress passed
an act granting her request. The evidence
in the case shows that Mr.. Marchand in
1851 was man of unusually vigorous con
stitution, weighing over 200 pounds and of
perfectly regular habits. He had never
had days sickness in his life up to that
time. Soon after the year 1866 he began
to show symptoms of defective circulation.
and in 1870 ne died from heart disease. An
account of the battle of Mobile Bay says:
Among the efficient officers who contribu-
ted To this important victory was Captain
Ifl as . I l.